USPTO Patents Application 09880068

P21086.P06

IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

& x Sippln No: 09/880,068

^t&^ Filed : June 14 ' 2001

^Applicant : Markus SPEIDEL et al.

Office of Initial
Patent Examination
Customer Service Center

For : NICKEL-BASED ALLOY FOR HIGH-TEMPERATURE TECHNOLOGY

COVER LETTER

Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks
Washington, D.C. 20231

Sir:

In response to the Notice to file Missing Parts of Application Filing Date Granted (copy
attached) of August 9, 2001, the period for response being set to expire October 9, 2001, please find

- an executed Declaration and Power of Attorney.

- a verified English Language translation (including 12 pages of the specification with
abstract).

- a Preliminary Amendment.

- a Claim of Priority together with a Certified copy of Austrian application No. Al 562/2000
dated September 14, 2000.

- an Information Disclosure Statement and references cited.

enclosed:

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- a check in the amount of $332.00 of which $130.00 is payment for the verified English
Language translation of the specification and $130.00 as payment of the surcharge for late filing of
the declaration, and $72.00 is payment for the extra claims over twenty.

The Commissioner is hereby authorized to charge any additional fee, or credit any
overpayment to Deposit Account No. 19-0089.

September 14, 2001

GREENBLUM & BERNSTEIN, P.L.C.
1941 Roland Clarke Place
Reston, VA 20191
(703)716-1191

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09/880,068 06/14/2001 Markus Speidel P21086

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FILED UNDER 37 CFR 1.53(b)
Filing Date Granted

An application number and filing date have been accorded to this application. The item(s) indicated below,
however, are missing. Applicant is given TWO MONTHS from the date of this Notice within which to file all
required items and pay any fees required below to avoid abandonment. Extensions of time may be obtained by
filing a petition accompanied by the extension fee under the provisions of 37 CFR 1.136(a).

The oath or declaration is unsigned.

To avoid abandonment, a late filing fee or oath or declaration surcharge as set forth in 37 CFR 1.16(e) of

$130 for a non-small entity, must be submitted with the missing items identified in this letter.

The application was filed in a language other than English. Applicant is required to provide an English

translation of the specification and a statement that the translation is accurate. (See 37 CFR 1.52(d)).

Applicant must file an English translation of the application, the $ 130 fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(1),

unless previously submitted, and a statement that the translation is accurate (37 CFR 1 .52(d)).

The balance due by applicant is $ 260.

Because your specification was filed in a language other than English, the Office was unable to determine
the number of claims submitted. Additional claim fees may be due once the number of claims can be
determined.

A copy of this notice MUST be returned with the reply.

Customer I

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